$2000 Gaming Build

[prolemur]

My friend asked me to spec out a gaming build for $2000.

 

He wants to play games at max settings with ~60 fps and some occasional video editing.

 

He also needs a monitor, keyboard, mouse and os.

 

This is what I was thinking so far:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/prolemur/saved/22LR

 

[bchampion96]

My friend asked me to spec out a gaming build for $2000.

 

He wants to play games at max settings with ~60 fps and some occasional video editing.

 

He also needs a monitor, keyboard, mouse and os.

 

This is what I was thinking so far:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/prolemur/saved/22LR

 

If he's video editing, you might want to bump up to an i7. Does he want a mecha keyboard? If not, that can help give more money for the rest of the build. 

 

here's a monitor I'd reccommend: http://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-GL2460-Widescreen-Monitor-1920x1080/dp/B00AQBWMTK/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1374181280&sr=1-5&keywords=1080p+monitor

[Air tree]

Here is my build that i'm putting together in 2 months or so, if you remove all my things (headphones keyboard ect..) it comes down lower than 2k and it is sexy :P http://pcpartpicker.com/user/airtree/saved/24VL

 

EDIT: didn't read hard enough i guess sorry.

[_ASSASSIN_]

you can get up to a $1600 of a rig, then you can get around $300-400 for the peripherals
mouse- deathadder 2013 or M65 (around 60)
keyboard- Ducky Shine III -around $150
monitor-http://www.amazon.com/PB238Q-23-Inch-Screen-LED-lit-Monitor/dp/B00906GBBC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1376271570&sr=1-1&keywords=PB238Q

[Emperor_Piehead]

This would be my version http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qVNa

 

The power supply may seem like an odd choice, but the bitfenix prodigy you don't really want a power supply bigger than 140mm deep or routing the cables will get tricky. 

[WildTurtle]

Personally I would go for, 350D with Maximus vi gene and a 4770k, making sure that the editing programs hes uses takes advantage of more threads. Also, noticed you didn't have a CPU cooler you may want to use a dual 120m AIO (ie. h220, h100i, water 3.0 extreme)  

[Luc401]

for 20$ more get a 3tb hdd ... h100i also

[sabot]

I would sugest getting an i7 from microcenter and then for a monitor I would suggest my own asus VE248h. I have both deathadder and m65 mouse and love them both.

[WoodenMarker]

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qZdL

 

The 780 is overkill since a single 770/7970 already maxes out almost every game at 1080p. A 780 is better suited for 1440p or gaming across multiple displays. Trying to fit a 1440p monitor or 3 1080p displays would break the budget.